Att a generall: Court held at Saml
Thomas Hospitall the Eighth day of July Anno Din 1681:
in the presence of Sr. John Lawrence< no role >
Knight and Alderman, President
James Hayes< no role >
Esqr Treasurer Collonll: Geo: Tompson James Reading< no role >
Nicol: Delves Peter Rich Ellis< no role >
Crispe, Tho: Polhill< no role >
Esqrs: Capt
Palmer, Capt Lock Mr: Dept. Smith Mr. Dept. Daniel Mr: Jekyll
Mr: Holden, Mr: Manley Mr: Nathanll: Collyer< no role >
Mr: Lloyd, Mr. Danll:
Berry< no role >
Mr. Samll: Berry< no role >
Mr: Aungier Mr: Stevens, Mr: Farding
and Mr. Willi: Thomas Governors: of the said Hospitall
And after the reading and confirmacon of the orders and
business of the last Court it was Ordered as followeth. Vizt:
Report about
The Comittee made report to this Court concerning the Shopps
and houses in the High Streete
in the Front of the Hospitall
on the North
Side of the Gate, Which followeth in these words
To the Right Worpll: the Prsident Treasurer
and Governors
: of St.
Thomas Hospitall Southwarke
.
Shopps and house
in high Streete
before Hospital
In persuance of an Order of the Generall Court of this Hospitall of the
Fifteenth day of Aprill last past Wee whose names are Subscribed have
at Severall Comittees consulted of the matters to
[..] thereby refferred fourth
the Houses and Shopps in the High Streete Southwarke
Fronting the said
Hospitall on the Northside of the Gate of the same Hospitall and doe humbly
certifie as followeth (Vizt)
Hen. Bartelot< no role >
That
Henry Bartelott< no role >
is Tennant for the House next the Said Gate North
-ward part of Which house lyeth over the said Gatewaye by Lease made for
Twenty one Years which Expires at Michas 1689: at the yearly Rent of
fower pounds and for a fine of Eighty Eight pounds.
Pitman
And That
James Pitman< no role >
is Tenant of the next house Northwards by
Lease made for twenty one years Expireing of Lady day 1690: Under
the rent of Eight pounds and for a fine of Two hundred and twenty po
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Harrison
And That on the Northside of that house there is a shopp or Stall out
of Lease, at present lett to
Nichol: Harrison< no role >
the last Lessee as tenant at
Will at the Annuall Rent of three pounds wthShopp is Eleaven foote deepe East
and West and Six foote Eight inches broad North and South to the Streete.
Hill
The next Shopp Northward is alsoe out of Lease and now Lett to
Ann hill< no role >
the last Lessee as Tenant at Will under the yearly Rent of Three pounds which
Shopp is Eight Foote Deepe and Six foote fower in this broad to the Streete
Middleton
Foure foote cutt off
& laid into ye Streete
So but 9: inches left
The next Shopp Northward is held by vertue of a Lease made to one Tho: Middleston
which Expires Lady day 1702: at the Rent of thirteene Shillings and fower pence
and containes fower foote nine inches East and West deepe and Eight foote being
to the Streete; It was Sett with an house in St. Thomas Pish
for the Fine of
£xl: but how much for that in pliculer doth not appeare
Harrison
The next shopp Northward is held by
Nicholas Harrison< no role >
by Lease expireing
Midsomer 1684: at the yearly Rent of xxxs: for which Lease being made for
twenty one years a fine of Tenn pounds was paid, and the Shopp contains
five foote Six inches East and West in depth and Six foote three inches
the Streete
Wood
The other and last Northward is held by
John Wood< no role >
and wife
late Weld by
Lease which expires Michas 1695 at Forty Shillings yearly Rent the
Lease was made for thirty one years for a Fine of thirty Six Pounds; And
Shopp containes Six foote in depth and tenn foote in breadth next the Streete
Order Court of
Indicature about
enlarging the Streete
by cutting off part
of the said houses &
shopps
That on occasion of the Lamentable Fire happening in Southwarke in
May 1676 An Act of Parliament was made for Erecting a Court
of Judicature to determine differences concerning houses burnt or ordered
in or by the Said fire, who had alose power thereby given to regulate
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